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Miss World 1957

Marita Lindahl

Born	(1938-10-07)7 October 1938 Helsinki, Finland
Died	21 March 2017(2017-03-21) (aged 78)
Occupation(s)	Model, entrepreneur
Beauty pageant titleholder
Years active	1957–2017
Major competition(s)	Miss Suomi 1957 (Winner) (Miss Photogenic) Miss World 1957 (Winner)

Marita Lindahl (17 October 1938 – 21 March 2017) was a Finnish model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1957, after being crowned Miss Finland 1957 by Miss Finland 1956, Sirpa Helena Koivu. She became the first woman from Finland to win the title and the third Nordic woman; after Sweden had won the two first contests.

The pageant was held in London, England. Lindahl was described by pageant director Eric Morley as having "the haunting beauty and intrigue of a Greta Garbo". The first runner-up was Lilian Madsen from Denmark, second runner-up Adele Kruger from South Africa and third runner-up Jacqueline Tapia from Tunisia.

Lindahl ran one of the most popular restaurants in Helsinki. Later she moved to England. She lived in Oxford.

References

^ "Yle: Miss Maailma Marita Lindahl on kuollut". Iltalehti.fi.
"Marita Lindahl Miss World 1957 from Finland is no more". Times of India. June 29, 2017.
"Marita Lindahl won Miss World 1957 Pageant". May 6, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
^ "MARITA LINDAHL MISS MAAILMA 1957". Lempimissit. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28.
"Miss World 1957 Marita Lindahl Profile". Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Petra Schürmann	Miss World 1957	Succeeded by Penelope Coelen

v t e Miss World titleholders
Kiki Håkansson (1951) May-Louise Flodin (1952) Denise Perrier (1953) Antigone Costanda (1954) Susana Duijm (1955) Petra Schürmann (1956) Marita Lindahl (1957) Penelope Coelen (1958) Corine Rottschäfer (1959) Norma Cappagli (1960) Rosemarie Frankland (1961) Catharina Lodders (1962) Carole Crawford (1963) Ann Sidney (1964) Lesley Langley (1965) Reita Faria (1966) Madeleine Hartog-Bel (1967) Penelope Plummer (1968) Eva Rueber-Staier (1969) Jennifer Hosten (1970) Lúcia Petterle (1971) Belinda Green (1972) Marjorie Wallace (1973) Helen Elizabeth Morgan/Anneline Kriel (1974) Wilnelia Merced (1975) Cindy Breakspeare (1976) Mary Stävin (1977) Silvana Suárez (1978) Gina Swainson (1979) Gabriella Brum/Kimberley Santos (1980) Pilín León (1981) Mariasela Álvarez (1982) Sarah-Jane Hutt (1983) Astrid Carolina Herrera (1984) Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir (1985) Giselle Laronde (1986) Ulla Weigerstorfer (1987) Linda Pétursdóttir (1988) Aneta Kręglicka (1989) Gina Tolleson (1990) Ninibeth Leal (1991) Julia Kourotchkina (1992) Lisa Hanna (1993) Aishwarya Rai (1994) Jacqueline Aguilera (1995) Irene Skliva (1996) Diana Hayden (1997) Linor Abargil (1998) Yukta Mookhey (1999) Priyanka Chopra (2000) Agbani Darego (2001) Azra Akın (2002) Rosanna Davison (2003) María Julia Mantilla (2004) Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir (2005) Taťána Kuchařová (2006) Zhang Zilin (2007) Ksenia Sukhinova (2008) Kaiane Aldorino (2009) Alexandria Mills (2010) Ivian Sarcos (2011) Yu Wenxia (2012) Megan Young (2013) Rolene Strauss (2014) Mireia Lalaguna (2015) Stephanie Del Valle (2016) Manushi Chhillar (2017) Vanessa Ponce (2018) Toni-Ann Singh (2019) Karolina Bielawska (2021) Krystyna Pyszková (2023)

Miss World titleholders

Kiki Håkansson (1951)
May-Louise Flodin (1952)
Denise Perrier (1953)
Antigone Costanda (1954)
Susana Duijm (1955)
Petra Schürmann (1956)
Marita Lindahl (1957)
Penelope Coelen (1958)
Corine Rottschäfer (1959)
Norma Cappagli (1960)
Rosemarie Frankland (1961)
Catharina Lodders (1962)
Carole Crawford (1963)
Ann Sidney (1964)
Lesley Langley (1965)
Reita Faria (1966)
Madeleine Hartog-Bel (1967)
Penelope Plummer (1968)
Eva Rueber-Staier (1969)
Jennifer Hosten (1970)
Lúcia Petterle (1971)
Belinda Green (1972)
Marjorie Wallace (1973)
Helen Elizabeth Morgan/Anneline Kriel (1974)
Wilnelia Merced (1975)
Cindy Breakspeare (1976)
Mary Stävin (1977)
Silvana Suárez (1978)
Gina Swainson (1979)
Gabriella Brum/Kimberley Santos (1980)
Pilín León (1981)
Mariasela Álvarez (1982)
Sarah-Jane Hutt (1983)
Astrid Carolina Herrera (1984)
Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir (1985)
Giselle Laronde (1986)
Ulla Weigerstorfer (1987)
Linda Pétursdóttir (1988)
Aneta Kręglicka (1989)
Gina Tolleson (1990)
Ninibeth Leal (1991)
Julia Kourotchkina (1992)
Lisa Hanna (1993)
Aishwarya Rai (1994)
Jacqueline Aguilera (1995)
Irene Skliva (1996)
Diana Hayden (1997)
Linor Abargil (1998)
Yukta Mookhey (1999)
Priyanka Chopra (2000)
Agbani Darego (2001)
Azra Akın (2002)
Rosanna Davison (2003)
María Julia Mantilla (2004)
Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir (2005)
Taťána Kuchařová (2006)
Zhang Zilin (2007)
Ksenia Sukhinova (2008)
Kaiane Aldorino (2009)
Alexandria Mills (2010)
Ivian Sarcos (2011)
Yu Wenxia (2012)
Megan Young (2013)
Rolene Strauss (2014)
Mireia Lalaguna (2015)
Stephanie Del Valle (2016)
Manushi Chhillar (2017)
Vanessa Ponce (2018)
Toni-Ann Singh (2019)
Karolina Bielawska (2021)
Krystyna Pyszková (2023)

v t e Miss World 1957 national titleholders
Marita Lindahl Charlotte Sheffield

v t e Miss Finland winners in the Big Four beauty pageants
Miss Universe	Armi Kuusela (1952) Anne Marie Pohtamo (1975)
Miss World	Marita Lindahl (1957)
Miss International	Anneli Björkling (1973)
Miss Earth	-
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Major international pageant titleholders (1957)

Miss World
Marita Lindahl

Miss Universe
Gladys Zender

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